Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engagement ring in a box
Object Number:
1991.3ab
Date:
ca. 1808
Medium:
Pearls in a gold setting, velvet, metal
Dimensions:
Box: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.8 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
Overall: 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 1 cm)
Marks:
printed: in the lid of the box: "T. W. HARRIS,/ LATE SHEPPARD,/ Goldsmith & Jeweller,/ TO THE QUEEN,/ 13, BROOK ST. HANOVER SQR./ LONDON."
Description:
Ten small pearls surrounding a larger, central pearl, mounted in a gold setting. Domed, square, blue velvet ring box with a metal hinge and clasp; lined with maroon velvet on the base and white satin in the lid.
Gallery Label:
This engagement ring was given by Luman Reed (1785-1836) to Mary (Polly) Barker (1786-1869), prior to their marriage in the First Dutch Reformed Church of West Coxsackie, New York on April 30, 1808.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George W. D. Symonds
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
